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American Megatrends StorTrends 2104 User Manual

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User's Guide
MAN-2104
05/15/03

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  • Page 1 StorTrends™ 2104 User’s Guide MAN-2104 05/15/03...

  • Page 2: Revision History

    American Megatrends, Inc. American Megatrends, Inc. acknowledges the following trademarks: Intel is a registered trademark of the Intel Corporation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ... 1 Hardware Features ... 1 Software Features... 2 Front Bezel... 2 Rear Panel ... 3 Front Panel LED ... 4 Rear Panel LED ... 5 Removing the Front Bezel ... 5 Opening the Chassis Cover ... 6 Internal ...
  • Page 4 Table of Contents Boot Sequence... 42 Section 4 Security Setup... 43 Setting Up a Supervisor Password ... 43 Clearing the Password (via BIOS) ... 46 Clearing the Password (via Hardware Jumper) ... 49 Section 5 Exit ... 50 Exit Saving Changes ... 50 Exit Discarding Changes ...

  • Page 5: Limited Warranty

    Limited Warranty The buyer agrees that if this product proves to be defective, American Megatrends is only obligated to repair or replace this product at American Megatrends’ discretion according to the terms and conditions of the warranty registration card that accompanies this product.
  • Page 6 This manual describes the operation of the American Megatrends StorTrends™ 2104. Although efforts have been made to assure the accuracy of the information contained here, American Megatrends expressly disclaims liability for any error in this information, and for damages, whether direct, indirect, special, exemplary, consequential or otherwise,...

  • Page 7: Packing List

    Packing List You should have received the following: • a StorTrends™ 2104 NAS server • a warranty and registration card • this StorTrends™ 2104 User's Guide (located on the StorTrends™ NAS Software • a StorTrends™ NAS 2.0 User's Guide (located on the StorTrends NAS Software CD) •...
  • Page 8 StorTrends™ 2104 User’s Guide viii...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction Hardware Features Feature Description chassis height 1.66” (1U form factor) chassis width 16.8” chassis length 23” weight 27 lbs. (maximum) bays four (4) ATA 100/133 hard disk drive bays, all ATA master channels in a RAID configuration hard disk drives unit ships with no (0) hard disk drives Note:...

  • Page 10: Software Features

    Software Features Feature Description operating system American Megatrends NAS 2.0 Software (Linux-Based) W2K active directory Active Directory is supported. Active Directory presents organizations with a directory service designed for distributed computing environments. Active Directory allows organizations to centrally manage and share information on network resources and users while acting as the central authority for network security.

  • Page 11: Rear Panel

    Rear Panel Power Supply Connector Keyboard Item power supply connector keyboard connector mouse connector USB connector serial port connector VGA connector LAN 1 connector LAN 2 connector PCI slot PCI-X slot thumbscrew Mouse Thumb Screw LAN 1/ NIC 0 Serial Port LAN 2/ NIC 1 Description...

  • Page 12: Front Panel Led

    Front Panel LED power hard disk drive status Normal Status • power a green LED indicates that the NAS server is powered on • none or no light indicates that the NAS server is powered off warning none or no light indicates that the NAS server is functioning normally •...

  • Page 13: Rear Panel Led

    Rear Panel LED power supply Normal Status • power a green LED indicates that the NAS server is supply powered on and has power from a power source • a flashing green LED indicates that the NAS server is powered off, but has power from a power source NIC activity a flashing green LED indicates that there is network activity on that NIC...

  • Page 14: Opening The Chassis Cover

    Opening the Chassis Cover turn screw counter clockwise to loosen Internal power management/ ATA backplane drive bay 1 CPU/heatsink drive bay 2 system fan 2 drive bay 3 power supply drive bay 4 power switch Note: The memory slots on your unit may not be angled memory slots. Use only half height modules.

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 Installation

    The StorTrends 2104 NAS server is designed for lock and key rack enclosure installations only. The StorTrends 2104 NAS server is designed for use in a restricted access area only. This product requires a system engineer with experience with this type of equipment to perform the installation.

  • Page 16: Unpack And Inspect

    Install Hard Disk Drives The StorTrends 2104 NAS server ships with no (0) ATA 100/133 hard disk drives. Before you can use your NAS server, you must install at least one (1) hard disk drive into the first hard drive bay located on the left hand side of the chassis.
  • Page 17 Install Hard Disk Drives (Optional), Step Action Locate the tray you want to remove and slide its release lever to the right. The latch will swing partially out. slide release lever to the right Note: You must install at least one (1) hard disk drive in the first hard drive bay from the left side of the chassis.
  • Page 18 Install Hard Disk Drives (Optional), Step Action Plug the power cable and IDE cable from the tray into the hard disk drive that you want to install. Note: Make sure to plug the blue 40-pin connector into the PCB located on the hard disk drive tray.

  • Page 19: Install Expansion Board (Optional)

    Install Expansion Board (Optional) The StorTrends 2104 NAS server supports two (2) PCI expansion cards. There is one (1) available 64bit/133MHz PCI-X slot and one (1) available 64bit/33MHz PCI slot. Both slots support full-height, half-length cards. Step Action To access the expansion card section of the chassis, you must first remove the chassis lid. To remove the chassis lid, loosen the spring-loaded retaining thumbscrew that secures the lid of the chassis.

  • Page 20: Text Mode

    Connect the power cable to the StorTrends 2104 NAS server’s power connector. Verify that the power LED on the back of the chassis is lit green. Connect the Ethernet cable into one of the two NIC connectors on the back of the StorTrends 2104 NAS server.
  • Page 21 StorTrends NAS Software CD envelope. Welcome to AMI NAS Software <Tab>/<Alt-Tab> between elements | <Space> selects | <F12> next screen The StorTrends NAS Software installation shows its progression. AMI NAS Software (C) 2002-2003 American Megatrends, Inc. Name Size Summary Total...

  • Page 22: Step Action

    Once the installation is complete, press the <ENTER> key. AMI NAS Software (C) 2002-2003 American Megatrends, Inc. Power down the StorTrends 2104 NAS server. At this point, you can physically remove the CD-ROM drive. Once the StorTrends NAS Software has fully booted, you can note the system’s IP address and power off the monitor.

  • Page 23: Graphics Mode

    Connect the power cable to the StorTrends 2104 NAS server’s power connector. Verify that the power LED on the back of the chassis is lit green. Connect the Ethernet cable into one of the two NIC connectors on the back of the StorTrends 2104 NAS server.
  • Page 24 Welcome to AMI NAS Software <Tab>/<Alt-Tab> between elements | <Space> selects | <F12> next screen The StorTrends NAS Software installation begins. StorTrends™ 2104 User’s Guide Continued AMI NAS Installation Enter Product Key AMI POWERED NETWORK ATTACHED STORAGE Copyright (c)2003 American Megatrends Inc. Cont’d...
  • Page 25 Hide Help Once the installation is complete, left click the Exit button. Power down the StorTrends 2104 NAS server. At this point, you can physically remove the CD-ROM drive. Continued Install Packages Package sed-x.0x-11...
  • Page 26 StorTrends 2104 NAS server. Note: You can gracefully power down the StorTrends 2104 NAS server from the WebUI. See the Maintenance subsection in the System section located in Chapter Three, Configuring Your NAS Server for more information on how to do this.

  • Page 27: Installing On Your Network

    After you have physically installed the StorTrends 2104 NAS server into your rack, you can install the StorTrends 2104 NAS server onto your network. There are a couple ways to install the StorTrends 2104 NAS server onto your network.

  • Page 28: Automatically

    Connect the power cable to the StorTrends 2104 NAS server’s power connector. Verify that the power LED on the back of the chassis is lit green. Connect the Ethernet cable into one of the two NIC connectors on the back of the StorTrends 2104 NAS server.
  • Page 29 Default user name: root Default password: password The AMI NAS 2.0 web client appears. See the Chapter Three, Configuring Your NAS Server in the American Megatrends StorTrends NAS 2.0 User's Guide for more information on how to set up the NAS software. Continued Chapter Two : Hardware Installation Cont’d...

  • Page 30: Console Ui Using A Local Keyboard And Monitor

    Connect the power cable to the StorTrends 2104 NAS server’s power connector. Verify that the power LED on the back of the chassis is lit green. Connect the Ethernet cable into one of the two NIC connectors on the back of the StorTrends 2104 NAS server.
  • Page 31 Console UI. The AMI NAS 2.0 web client appears. See the Chapter Three, Configuring Your NAS Server in the American Megatrends StorTrends NAS 2.0 User's Guide for more information on how to set up the NAS software.
  • Page 32 StorTrends™ 2104 User’s Guide...

  • Page 33: Chapter 3 Amibios Setup

    This chapter describes the parameters in the AMIBIOS Setup Utility and explains how to modify the settings for the configuration of your StorTrends 2104 NAS server. The default settings are sufficient for most NAS operations. Changes to the default settings can affect the performance/reliability/stability of your StorTrends 2104 NAS server.
  • Page 34 Starting AMIBIOS Setup, Entering Function Menu appears as soon as you press the <F2> key. Press the <1> key on your keyboard to run the AMIBIOS Setup Utility. StorTrends™ 2104 User’s Guide Continued Entering function menu . . . SPACE : bypass memory test : switch display to BIOS POST Function Select Menu Enter System Setup Utility...

  • Page 35: Amibios Setup Menu

    AMIBIOS Version BIOS Build Date BIOS ID Processor Type Processor Speed Processor Cache System Memory System Time System Date v02.03 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends Inc. SYSTEM SETUP UTILITY Boot Security Exit 07.00.00 MM/DD/YY 3C02 Intel Pentium 4 2000 MHz...

  • Page 36: Section 1 Main Setup

    System Memory This field displays the amount of system memory that is physically installed in the StorTrends 2104 NAS server. This field cannot be modified and is grayed out. System Time Use this option to change the system time. Highlight Time using the arrow keys. Enter new values through the keyboard.

  • Page 37: Section 2 Advanced Setup

    Set this value to allow the StorTrends 2104 NAS server to automatically reboot in the event of power loss. This is the default setting. Stay Off Set this value to prevent the StorTrends 2104 NAS server from powering back on in the event of power loss. SYSTEM SETUP UTILITY...

  • Page 38: Event Logging

    StorTrends™ 2104 User’s Guide Continued SYSTEM SETUP UTILITY Enabled : Allow Logging of events. Space Available Valid [Enabled] [Enabled] [No] v02.03 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends Inc. Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit Cont’d...

  • Page 39: Onboard Device Configuration

    Field Description ATI RANGE_XL PCI This field allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA port on your StorTrends 2104 NAS server. The default setting is Enabled. SI 680A IDE Controller This field allows you to enable or disable the drive bays on the StorTrends 2104 NAS server marked drive bay three and drive bay four.
  • Page 40 Onboard Device Configuration, Continued Field Description CSB6 IDE Channels This option allows you to view the configuration of the drive bays on the StorTrends 2104 Configuration NAS server marked drive bay one and drive bay two. Broadcom 5704 MAC 1 This field displays the MAC address of the 10/100/1000 network interface located on the back of the StorTrends 2104 NAS server marked LAN 1 (NIC 0).

  • Page 41: Csb6 Ide Channels Configuration

    Primary IDE Master This field allows you to view the configuration for the hard disk drive located on the StorTrends 2104 NAS server marked drive bay one. Primary IDE Slave This channel is physically not made available. It will always display Not Detected as its value.

  • Page 42: Ide Options

    Size in GB Supported 16 Sectors MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA-5 Supported [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [Auto] v02.03 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends Inc. Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit Cont’d...

  • Page 43: Type

    Section 2 Advanced Setup, Type This option sets the type of device that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after the Power-On Self-Test (POST) has completed. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default setting is Auto. Option Description Not Installed Set this value to prevent the BIOS from searching for an IDE disk drive on the specified channel.

  • Page 44: Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

    Section 2 Advanced Setup, Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) This option sets the block mode multi sector transfers option. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default setting is Auto. Option Description Disabled Set this value to prevent the BIOS from using Multi-Sector Transfer on the specified channel. The data to and from the device will occur one sector at a time.

  • Page 45: S.m.a.r.t. For Hard Disk Drives

    Advanced BIOS Setup, Continued Option Description UDMA1 Set this value to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1. It has a data transfer rate of 25 MBs. UDMA2 Set this value to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2. It has a data transfer rate of 33.3 MBs.

  • Page 46: Onboard Health Monitoring Hardware

    This field displays the current internal ambient temperature of your StorTrends 2104 NAS server. Current CPU Fan Speed This field displays the current speed of the large blower installed in your StorTrends 2104 NAS server. StorTrends™ 2104 User’s Guide Continued...
  • Page 47 Current System Fan1 This field displays the current speed of system fan number one (1) installed in your Speed StorTrends 2104 NAS server. Current System Fan2 This field displays the current speed of system fan number two (2) installed in your Speed StorTrends 2104 NAS server.

  • Page 48: Voltage Monitoring

    V x.xxxx V x.xxxx V x.xxxx V x.xxxx V x.xxxx V x.xxxx V x.xxxx V x.xxxx V v02.03 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends Inc. Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit Cont’d...

  • Page 49: Remote Access Configuration

    Continued SYSTEM SETUP UTILITY Select remote access type [Serial (ANSI)] [115200 8,n,1] Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.03 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends Inc. serial port Chapter Three : AMIBIOS Setup...

  • Page 50: Section 3 Boot Setup

    Description Boot From USB Floppy This option allows you to enable or disable the StorTrends 2104 NAS server to attempt to search for and boot from a USB floppy disk drive. The default setting is Enabled. Boot From USB CD- This option allows you to enable or disable the StorTrends 2104 NAS server to attempt to search for and boot from a USB CD-ROM drive.

  • Page 51: Section 4 Security Setup

    Install or Change the password. Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.03 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends Inc. SYSTEM SETUP UTILITY Advanced Boot Security Exit Not Installed Install or Change the password.
  • Page 52 SYSTEM SETUP UTILITY Advanced Boot Security Exit Not Installed Install or Change the password. Enter New password v02.03 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends Inc. SYSTEM SETUP UTILITY Advanced Boot Security Exit Not Installed Install or Change the password. Confirm New password v02.03 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends Inc.
  • Page 53 Always Set this value if you want to be prompted for the password when entering the AMIBIOS setup and upon every boot. Congratulations! You have successfully configured the password on your StorTrends 2104 NAS server. Continued SYSTEM SETUP UTILITY Advanced...

  • Page 54: Clearing The Password (Via Bios)

    StorTrends™ 2104 User’s Guide Continued SYSTEM SETUP UTILITY Advanced Boot Security Exit Installed Install or Change the password. [Setup] v02.03 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends Inc. SYSTEM SETUP UTILITY Advanced Boot Security Exit Installed Install or Change the password. [Setup] Enter Password v02.03 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends Inc.
  • Page 55 SYSTEM SETUP UTILITY Advanced Boot Security Exit Installed Install or Change the password. [Setup] Enter New Password v02.03 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends Inc. SYSTEM SETUP UTILITY Advanced Boot Security Exit Installed Install or Change the password. [Setup] Password uninstalled.
  • Page 56 The Security set up screen now displays that the Supervisor password is Not Installed. Main Supervisor password : Change Supervisor Password Congratulations! You have successfully removed the password from your StorTrends 2104 NAS server. StorTrends™ 2104 User’s Guide Continued SYSTEM SETUP UTILITY...

  • Page 57: Clearing The Password (Via Hardware Jumper)

    Locate jumper J5 and remove the jumper from pins one and two. Close the chassis lid. Re-attach the power cord to the rear of the chassis and power on the StorTrends 2104 NAS server. Congratulations! You have successfully cleared the password from the AMIBIOS.

  • Page 58: Section 5 Exit

    When you have completed the system configuration changes, select this option to leave the AMIBIOS Setup Utility and reboot the StorTrends 2104 NAS server so the new configuration parameters can take effect. Select Exit Saving Changes from the Exit menu and press the <ENTER>...

  • Page 59: Exit Discarding Changes

    The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance, but may not work best for all applications. In particular, do not use the Optimal options if your StorTrends 2104 NAS server is experiencing system configuration problems.

  • Page 60: Discard Changes

    Load Optimal Defaults Discard Changes StorTrends™ 2104 User’s Guide SYSTEM SETUP UTILITY Boot Security Exit Discard changes. Discard Changes? [Ok] [Cancel] Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.03 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends Inc.

  • Page 61: Appendix A Flashing Your Bios

    Step Description Attach a null modem cable to you StorTrends 2104 NAS server. Attach the other end of the null modem cable to a system running Microsoft® Windows® XP or Microsoft® Windows® 2000. This system is called the host system.
  • Page 62 Flashing Your BIOS, Continued Step Description Entering Function Menu appears as soon as you press the <F2> key. Press the <1> key on your keyboard to enter the AMIBIOS Setup Utility. StorTrends™ 2104 User’s Guide Entering function menu . . . SPACE : bypass memory test : switch display to BIOS POST Function Select Menu...
  • Page 63 Exit [Last State] Event Log Configuration Onboard Devices Configuration System Health Monitoring Hardware Remote Access Configuration v02.03 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends Inc. SYSTEM SETUP UTILITY Advanced [Serial (ANSI)] [115200 8,n,1] v02.03 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends Inc. Select Screen...
  • Page 64 Exit Discarding Changes Load Optimal Defaults Discard Changes Your StorTrends 2104 NAS server will attempt to reboot. When it does, power it completely down. From the host system, open Hyper Terminal. Note: The host system is the system that the StorTrends 2104 NAS server is attached to. The StorTrends 2104 NAS server is the client system.
  • Page 65 Flashing Your BIOS, Continued Step Description Create a new connection. Type any name into the Name field and left click the OK button. In the Connect Using dropdown menu, select COM1 and then left click the OK button. Cont’d Appendix A : Flashing Your BIOS...
  • Page 66 In the Bits per second dropdown menu, select 115200. Left click the Apply button and then left click the OK button. Power on your StorTrends 2104 NAS server. On the host system, you are prompted to press the <SPACEBAR> to invoke remote BIOS flash. Quickly press the <SPACEBAR> on the host system.
  • Page 67 Flashing Your BIOS, Continued Step Description Quickly press the <Y> key once to begin the remote flash process. You are prompted to Upload the new BIOS file using the Xmodem protocol. Cont’d Appendix A : Flashing Your BIOS...
  • Page 68 The Send File window opens. Using the Browse button, locate your BIOS ROM file. Once you locate the file and the file path is in the Filename field, select the Xmodem protocol from the Protocol field. Left click the Send button to begin the BIOS ROM upload to your StorTrends 2104 NAS server.
  • Page 69 Description The Xmodem file send window opens and immediately starts to upload the BIOS ROM file. Once the BIOS ROM file is completely uploaded to your StorTrends 2104 NAS server, the Xmodem file send window closes. You are prompted with that the New BIOS received OK.
  • Page 70 StorTrends™ 2104 User’s Guide...

  • Page 71: Appendix B Battery Replacement

    Battery Replacement Battery The StorTrends 2104 NAS server incorporates the use of a server board. The server board BIOS retains CMOS settings when powered off. It does this by power supplied from a Lithium battery. The operating life of the battery ranges from two (2) to five (5) years, depending on how you use the system.
  • Page 72 StorTrends™ 2104 User’s Guide...

  • Page 73: Index

    Index 32Bit Data Transfer, 37 AC Power Failure, 29 AMIBIOS Setup, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 42, 43, 50, 51, 54, 55, 56 AMIBIOS Setup Menu, 27 ARMD Emulation Type, 37 Automatically, 19, 20, 21 Avoid Electro-Static Discharge (ESD), 7 Battery, 63 Before You Start, 7 Block (Multi-Sector Transfer), 36...
  • Page 74 Voltage Monitoring, 39, 40 StorTrends™ 2104 User’s Guide...

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